South Africa’s growth hits four-year low due to strikes The country’s gross domestic product expanded at an annualized rate of 0.7% in the period, down sharply from the 3.2% in the second quarter. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2013 | 12:11 pm
Woodside chairman to head up major CAT distributor WesTrac Starting April of next year. MINING.com Editor | November 26, 2013 | 9:28 am
Greenpeace-commissioned report slams plans to develop world’s largest coal deposit "The project's economics don't stack up," authors from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis wrote. Ana Komnenic | November 26, 2013 | 1:30 am
VIDEO: Hydraulic shovel made from syringes goes viral Future mechanical engineer. Michael Allan McCrae | November 26, 2013 | 1:05 am
Were tectonics responsible for the ‘Great Dying’ 250 million years ago? Roughly 252 million years ago, 70% of land species and 90% of ocean species were wiped off the planet. MINING.com Editor | November 26, 2013 | 12:58 am
Australians ‘short changed’ by mining boom, main trade union says Wealth has flowed to few individuals, a CFMEU claims. Ana Komnenic | November 25, 2013 | 11:55 pm
African ecstasy drug bust yields 2.2 pounds of uranium 90 ecstasy tablets, 2.2 pounds of uranium. MINING.com Editor | November 25, 2013 | 11:30 pm
Coeur Mining buys royalty company Coeur, the largest US-based primary silver producer, outbid Blackhawk Resources to acquire Global Royalty for $23.8 million. Ana Komnenic | November 25, 2013 | 10:57 pm
Canadian, US oil and gas industries discuss their ‘self-inflicted’ communication problems When 'industry does a poor job of talking to people ... bad info fills the void,' conference panellist says. Ana Komnenic | November 25, 2013 | 9:15 pm